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Amazonian COP30: Infrastructure Development Raises Environmental Concerns
The UN's COP30 climate summit will be held in Belém, Brazil, in November 2024, prompting the construction of a new highway through a protected Amazonian area, despite concerns about its environmental impact, showcasing the tension between global climate action and local realities.
Amazonian COP30: Infrastructure Development Raises Environmental Concerns
The UN's COP30 climate summit will be held in Belém, Brazil, in November 2024, prompting the construction of a new highway through a protected Amazonian area, despite concerns about its environmental impact, showcasing the tension between global climate action and local realities.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Davi Kopenawa's Prophecy: Deforestation and the Falling Sky
Yanomami leader Davi Kopenawa's firsthand experience with the destructive impacts of city life and his subsequent integration into shamanic traditions led him to articulate a powerful prophecy about deforestation, which has gained significant attention following Brazil's worst drought in seven decad...
Davi Kopenawa's Prophecy: Deforestation and the Falling Sky
Yanomami leader Davi Kopenawa's firsthand experience with the destructive impacts of city life and his subsequent integration into shamanic traditions led him to articulate a powerful prophecy about deforestation, which has gained significant attention following Brazil's worst drought in seven decad...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Impunity Persists 20 Years After Murder of Land Rights Activist Dorothy Stang
In Anapu, Pará, Brazil, the 2005 murder of American missionary Dorothy Stang, who fought for land rights, remains largely unpunished two decades later, despite convictions; this highlights the ongoing violence and impunity surrounding land conflicts in the Amazon.
Impunity Persists 20 Years After Murder of Land Rights Activist Dorothy Stang
In Anapu, Pará, Brazil, the 2005 murder of American missionary Dorothy Stang, who fought for land rights, remains largely unpunished two decades later, despite convictions; this highlights the ongoing violence and impunity surrounding land conflicts in the Amazon.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Brazil's Climate Stalemate: Lula's 2025 Challenge"
Despite initial progress, Brazil's climate action under Lula faced setbacks in 2024, with deforestation rising again and illegal mining persisting, even as global climate talks failed and Trump's re-election signaled further resistance.
Brazil's Climate Stalemate: Lula's 2025 Challenge"
Despite initial progress, Brazil's climate action under Lula faced setbacks in 2024, with deforestation rising again and illegal mining persisting, even as global climate talks failed and Trump's re-election signaled further resistance.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Brazilian Laws Threaten Amazon Soy Moratorium, Risking Increased Deforestation
New laws in Mato Grosso and Rondonia, Brazil, threaten the Amazon soy moratorium by reducing tax incentives for companies adhering to it, potentially increasing deforestation; the 18-year-old agreement, supported by major corporations and environmental groups, has helped reduce deforestation, but th...
Brazilian Laws Threaten Amazon Soy Moratorium, Risking Increased Deforestation
New laws in Mato Grosso and Rondonia, Brazil, threaten the Amazon soy moratorium by reducing tax incentives for companies adhering to it, potentially increasing deforestation; the 18-year-old agreement, supported by major corporations and environmental groups, has helped reduce deforestation, but th...
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52% Bias Score
Amazon Deforestation for COP30 Highway Sparks Environmental Concerns
Tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest are being cleared to build a four-lane highway in Belém, Brazil, ahead of the COP30 climate summit in November, despite concerns about the environmental impact and conflicting summit goals.
Amazon Deforestation for COP30 Highway Sparks Environmental Concerns
Tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest are being cleared to build a four-lane highway in Belém, Brazil, ahead of the COP30 climate summit in November, despite concerns about the environmental impact and conflicting summit goals.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Mercury Poisoning from Illegal Gold Mining Affects Indigenous Community in the Amazon
Illegal gold mining in the Brazilian Amazon has poisoned the Munduruku indigenous population with mercury, causing severe health issues; six in ten tested had dangerously high mercury levels, highlighting the interconnectedness of environmental damage and human health.
Mercury Poisoning from Illegal Gold Mining Affects Indigenous Community in the Amazon
Illegal gold mining in the Brazilian Amazon has poisoned the Munduruku indigenous population with mercury, causing severe health issues; six in ten tested had dangerously high mercury levels, highlighting the interconnectedness of environmental damage and human health.
Progress
24% Bias Score
WEF 2025: Collaboration for Global Health, Environmental Protection, and Sustainable Development
At the World Economic Forum 2025 in Davos, leaders are focusing on three key areas for cooperation: securing \$9 billion for Gavi to immunize 500 million more children, raising \$1 billion to protect the Amazon rainforest, and accelerating renewable energy transition in Africa to address energy pove...
WEF 2025: Collaboration for Global Health, Environmental Protection, and Sustainable Development
At the World Economic Forum 2025 in Davos, leaders are focusing on three key areas for cooperation: securing \$9 billion for Gavi to immunize 500 million more children, raising \$1 billion to protect the Amazon rainforest, and accelerating renewable energy transition in Africa to address energy pove...
Progress
32% Bias Score
Brazilian Town Turns Deforestation Hotspot into Environmental Model
Paragominas, a Brazilian town previously notorious for deforestation, dramatically reduced it by 80% since 2008 through a community pact involving diverse stakeholders, resulting in economic growth and international recognition, though social challenges persist.
Brazilian Town Turns Deforestation Hotspot into Environmental Model
Paragominas, a Brazilian town previously notorious for deforestation, dramatically reduced it by 80% since 2008 through a community pact involving diverse stakeholders, resulting in economic growth and international recognition, though social challenges persist.
Progress
48% Bias Score
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